Depression Stew(Makes 6 Hearty Bowls) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 soup bone
1/2 lb. beef cubes, quartered
1 large onion
1 large can tomatoes, cut into small pieces
2 c. chopped celery
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 peppercorn
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
1 rolled pie crust (unbaked)
4 diced potatoes
1 can tomato sauce

Preparation

Simmer bone, meat, onion, tomatoes, celery and spices for 2 hours.
Add potatoes and tomato sauce and continue simmering until potatoes are done.
Cut rolled pie crust into 1-inch strips.
Turn soup on high and slowly pinch 1-inch pieces off strips and drop into boiling soup, one by one.
(These pieces will turn into dumplings and thicken soup.)
When all pieces have been dropped in, stir gently and lower fire.
Cook, covered, 20 minutes.
When finished, you have a cheap pot of stew perfect for a cold day.